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huey long talked for 15 hours once. 22 hours and 26 minutes over an oil bill. a few years later, senator thurman spent 24 hours and 18 minutes up there defending white southerners. you need 60 votes to stop it. you need 60 votes to shut it down. until you got those votes, whoever was in the minority just kept talking. no voting, i'm still talking and you can't stop me. nighty night. we know about the old examples because a filibuster used to happen so rarely because when it did happen the public noticed. now it's not even a filibuster. these days any senator can block any piece of legislation by raising a hand and saying so. a senator can block legislation without even paying the cause of anybody noticing and having the constituents back home asking why they are holding the floor to make some big point. with the filibuster now being so comparatively cheap to come by, it's become unusually plentiful in washington. the modern senate is setting records for filibustering. you effectively need not a majority but 60 votes, a super majority to do anything now. and so
huey long talked for 15 hours once. 22 hours and 26 minutes over an oil bill. a few years later, senator thurman spent 24 hours and 18 minutes up there defending white southerners. you need 60 votes to stop it. you need 60 votes to shut it down. until you got those votes, whoever was in the minority just kept talking. no voting, i'm still talking and you can't stop me. nighty night. we know about the old examples because a filibuster used to happen so rarely because when it did happen the...
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i'm not suggesting that john mccain was a racist but john mccain had no association of black people whatsoever. the press like mitt romney this year. i know they always try out some black people that facility i know. and his age career he had with his ascent toward all the things in terms of his history and john mccain's family comes from mississippi by john mccain had no association with black people whatsoever. so when he ran for the presidency in 2008, black people were not even on a radar. at the present obama got elected, could there isn't a not necessarily true belief by republicans that the african- american vote was no longer -- was basically off-limits. i believe the rise of publicly- expressed racist sentiments and the attitudes that go with them came from the fact that a lot of republicans decided black people are off limits. so we don't have to appeal to black people. karl rove into a dozen forethought," i know black people and i know there are lettuce. i know they don't like the marriage. let's go to ohio and go to churches and african-american leaders and appealed to those africa
i'm not suggesting that john mccain was a racist but john mccain had no association of black people whatsoever. the press like mitt romney this year. i know they always try out some black people that facility i know. and his age career he had with his ascent toward all the things in terms of his history and john mccain's family comes from mississippi by john mccain had no association with black people whatsoever. so when he ran for the presidency in 2008, black people were not even on a radar....
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when you look at the numbers here, president obama, 71%, romney, 27%. 67%, 31% obama and mccain. clearly, the latino vote continues to go to the democrats because of this hard line position that the republicans have. there's no better time to get the dream act, i would think. >> it should be pushed vigorously and i think it will be. there's a chance that some republicans will come over to the side of the democrats on this issue to get it passed. i think it will be quite difficult, but you always have to keep in mind about something like this, while it makes some sense for republicans to go over to the democrat's side to maybe pass a law like this and make it seem less toxic, it also gives the president a big victory that's not going to be lost on latinos who is really responsible for passing this act if it does pass. it will be through democratic initiative and democratic votes. that's not going to sit well with some in the republican party. so i think you just have this caught between a rock and a hard place problem with the republicans and latinos. no matter what they do, thing
when you look at the numbers here, president obama, 71%, romney, 27%. 67%, 31% obama and mccain. clearly, the latino vote continues to go to the democrats because of this hard line position that the republicans have. there's no better time to get the dream act, i would think. >> it should be pushed vigorously and i think it will be. there's a chance that some republicans will come over to the side of the democrats on this issue to get it passed. i think it will be quite difficult, but you...
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john mccain -- excuse me, barack obama in 208120 congressional bishops with 80% of vote more. john mccain 10 by the margin. against democrats a lot of votes in those big states, but it also means there's not that many democrats into chasing districts. this time obama probably cared about the same number of states with a percentage. romney may have gotten that percentage and where to districts in utah. so maybe it's time for a political scientist and as political pundits to roll out another go about ochs, who has a lock on which part of the government before that will, too, becomes obsolete. thank you. >> now and it will tell us about the republican party. >> i think the temptation for republicans, going through any case, is going to be engaging in denial. and that's what you saw with the "washington times" piece that karlyn today. it's understandable. it's the human response. but it would be very smart for the publicans to get farther along from those stages and not stay in the denial stage very long. because when you look at what we have to face, it is not a hopeless picture
john mccain -- excuse me, barack obama in 208120 congressional bishops with 80% of vote more. john mccain 10 by the margin. against democrats a lot of votes in those big states, but it also means there's not that many democrats into chasing districts. this time obama probably cared about the same number of states with a percentage. romney may have gotten that percentage and where to districts in utah. so maybe it's time for a political scientist and as political pundits to roll out another go...
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the obama administration's fiscal cliff is apparently hysterically bad, but senator mitch mcconnell burst into laughter upon hearing this. we'll sort through the plan. plus a lesson from president ronald reagan on why republicans should be hesitant to take the president and the democrats at their word when it comes to any deal. and why is dianne feinstein exploring of possibility of housing gitmo terrorists in a neighborhood near you? we'll examine the likelihood of this nutty proposal. ♪ ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going onow -- but hurry, the offer ends soon. olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small busins earns 2% cash back on every purchase, ery day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve great rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every day! what's in your wal
the obama administration's fiscal cliff is apparently hysterically bad, but senator mitch mcconnell burst into laughter upon hearing this. we'll sort through the plan. plus a lesson from president ronald reagan on why republicans should be hesitant to take the president and the democrats at their word when it comes to any deal. and why is dianne feinstein exploring of possibility of housing gitmo terrorists in a neighborhood near you? we'll examine the likelihood of this nutty proposal. ♪ ♪...
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obamacare in 2014 lives that to $3,000 for this young 22-year-old, a 45% increase. now average medical costs of a 20-year-old, someone in that age rage, $1600 a year. the penalty kicks in at 2016. the firm that ran these numbers said half a million, people in their 20s, will quit insurance as a result when they see a big price increase, they'll decide, i'll wait f , if i get hit by a bus, i'll buy insurance afterwards. this is a mess for the system. young, healthy people, that don't cost a lot, contributing to the system, where we need to take down the cost of the elderly care. >> greta: you referred to this as a, quote, new rule. i take it this was not in the original law that they voted on capitol hill, that this is something that hhs has added into it, and that's irony of it, that whatever they voted on, it's still being created now. >> even the bill, which i think ran 2,000 pages, i mean pelosi admitted in congress, after we vote to approve it, well, then we'll read it. all the rules come out. here's the reason for the rules. in 42 states in this country you're
obamacare in 2014 lives that to $3,000 for this young 22-year-old, a 45% increase. now average medical costs of a 20-year-old, someone in that age rage, $1600 a year. the penalty kicks in at 2016. the firm that ran these numbers said half a million, people in their 20s, will quit insurance as a result when they see a big price increase, they'll decide, i'll wait f , if i get hit by a bus, i'll buy insurance afterwards. this is a mess for the system. young, healthy people, that don't cost a lot,...
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>> three and a half years ago there were 22 of us. there was a poll three weeks ago, 40 million people would be voting based on the tea party principles and identify with us. from nothing four years ago to 34 months later, 22 people to 40 million people. it is not the death of the tea party. we're promoting our values of fiscal responsibility and limiting permit -- government and free markets against campaigns that have been campaigning for the past six years. we're new, we're not going away, and we will continue to grow and get better. >> to put a finer point on that, i could not agree more. i feel that because of the tea party and the conservative movement working at the grass- roots level, all the way up to the republican presidential nominee in four years, within that time, the conservative movement tea party will take over the republican party within four years. there is one last question. if not, thank you for coming. >> c-span and knives middle and high school students to send messages to the president. -- invites middle school
>> three and a half years ago there were 22 of us. there was a poll three weeks ago, 40 million people would be voting based on the tea party principles and identify with us. from nothing four years ago to 34 months later, 22 people to 40 million people. it is not the death of the tea party. we're promoting our values of fiscal responsibility and limiting permit -- government and free markets against campaigns that have been campaigning for the past six years. we're new, we're not going...
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. >> i want to ask you something about john mccain. i don't know if you're aware of this, but he along with several other republicans did not attend the hearing today, but he's blood pressure vocal on this issue. a cnn producer skz him, by the way, instead of coming, he was holding a press conference calling for a separate investigation into benghazi, so a cnn producer asked why he didn't go to the hearing and here's what he said -- >> not going to comment on how i spend my time. >> is john mccain being too political? >> well, look, first of all, that was yesterday. and yesterday was a closed session of the intelligence committee. today was the hearing and today was where the director of national intelligence, the head of the counterintelligence agency, the cia, fbi, state department, they were there and john mccain was at that hearing. >> so you feel any criticism of him is unfair. people have been picking on him for this, sounds like you're depending him. >> john said he had a scheduling conflict and i'll take him at his word. >> you
. >> i want to ask you something about john mccain. i don't know if you're aware of this, but he along with several other republicans did not attend the hearing today, but he's blood pressure vocal on this issue. a cnn producer skz him, by the way, instead of coming, he was holding a press conference calling for a separate investigation into benghazi, so a cnn producer asked why he didn't go to the hearing and here's what he said -- >> not going to comment on how i spend my time....
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it can't be earlier than that. >> chris: o was it the 22. >> nd the fourth thursday. that gives us an extra weekend, christmas is on a tuesday so i think we're going to have a nice, long selling season. we're going to see real growth and we'll go back and look in mid december and see whether we need to make an adjustment but everything we're heard, we had a great weekend. >> mr. sweeney, the numbers for the markets are not as strong. the dow jones is down 236 points or 1.8% since election day. the question, and this gets us to the main subject today, how much of that do you believe is investor concern about the fiscal cliff? >> when we surveyed our investors, 83% were concerned about the fiscal cliff and the long term national debt. what you've seen, a pullback in the equity markets. we had through the third quarter of this year an equity market up 15%. up 30% year over year and auto you're seeing a pullback from that at that time. couple things, one, when you think about making investment decisions, make investing decisions first. it's national to think about rebalan
it can't be earlier than that. >> chris: o was it the 22. >> nd the fourth thursday. that gives us an extra weekend, christmas is on a tuesday so i think we're going to have a nice, long selling season. we're going to see real growth and we'll go back and look in mid december and see whether we need to make an adjustment but everything we're heard, we had a great weekend. >> mr. sweeney, the numbers for the markets are not as strong. the dow jones is down 236 points or 1.8%...
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andrew and we want to thank claude for getting this report on the fault of the latest 2012 data for 22 key demographic groups available for you today. the demographic changes are being felt in congress too. david wasserman at "the cook political report" wrote that for the first time ever white men will no longer be a majority in the democratic caucus. in 1953, he says there were 98% of house democrats and 97% of house republicans. along with the demographic data, the exit polls show obama was able to defuse the economic issues and he won overwhelmingly on empathy. we are going to begin today with michael barone who will tell us what happened and why. all of us on this panel has made election predictions over the course of election watching. sometimes we get it right, sometimes we get it wrong. in news "washington examiner" column yesterday michael said flatly, i was wrong but he followed up with the line, i take some pleasure in finding that i have been wrong because it is an opportunity to learn more. i think we all share that sentiment. after michael speaks we will turn to henry olse
andrew and we want to thank claude for getting this report on the fault of the latest 2012 data for 22 key demographic groups available for you today. the demographic changes are being felt in congress too. david wasserman at "the cook political report" wrote that for the first time ever white men will no longer be a majority in the democratic caucus. in 1953, he says there were 98% of house democrats and 97% of house republicans. along with the demographic data, the exit polls show...
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the mccain levels were not reached by romney. down in south florida, miami- dade, home to marco rubio. the romney campaign couldn't come close as the obama squeezed the out 70,000 than their 130,000 four years ago. we saw these numbers repeated all over. >> so, what does. gop need to do? >> some say they really need a bigger tent, invite more my another -- minorities. others say that romney was too moderate. >> reporter: i've heard that. there is a lot of hand wringing going on. and i think the knives will come out as to what happened and what went wrong. you know, at -- romney does remind me a little of john mccain in the same type of campaign, not conner is ra -- not conservative enough for enough of the republicans but remember how todd akin and other remarks hurt them -- hurt him. there is a lot of answers out there. i'm not sure that republicans are agreeing on what's best. what we're watching is the upheaval in your congressional delegation back in california, as many as 12 new members. dan lundburg lost. mary bono-mack, sh
the mccain levels were not reached by romney. down in south florida, miami- dade, home to marco rubio. the romney campaign couldn't come close as the obama squeezed the out 70,000 than their 130,000 four years ago. we saw these numbers repeated all over. >> so, what does. gop need to do? >> some say they really need a bigger tent, invite more my another -- minorities. others say that romney was too moderate. >> reporter: i've heard that. there is a lot of hand wringing going...
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only 22% of the vote is in. we're also watching, get this, the top of the empire state building turned romney red and obama blue based on cnn's election results. we're about to figure in our latest electoral vote projections. here it goes. there it is. stay right here to see the colored columns rise higher as each candidate gets more electoral votes on this, election night in america. [ woman ] are you there yet? yeah, i'm walking in right now. chilean granite... chilean granite... so, how's it in person? i should send you a picture. floor to ceiling bookshelves... floor to ceiling bookshelves... original windows... original windows... and this... is that a... fireplace face -- yes, yes it is. fireplace shaped like a face. i know right! [ male announcer ] only at&t's network lets you talk and surf at the same time on your iphone 5. rethink possible. on your iphone 5. take the steps to reach yours, everyowith usgoals. with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step
only 22% of the vote is in. we're also watching, get this, the top of the empire state building turned romney red and obama blue based on cnn's election results. we're about to figure in our latest electoral vote projections. here it goes. there it is. stay right here to see the colored columns rise higher as each candidate gets more electoral votes on this, election night in america. [ woman ] are you there yet? yeah, i'm walking in right now. chilean granite... chilean granite... so, how's it...
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[laughter] john mccain and joe lieberman. the reason that joe came back -- what a wonderful lady she is. >> have you finished your rounds? >> a have to do that because i do appreciate this opportunity. i came to the congress in 1972 as a young freshman congressman. i served during the reagan years of the house. i was a partisan warrior. the house tends to make you a partisan warrior. everyday you get up and try to figure out how you can beat the enemy. after a while, you say you have to change your attitude. i'm going to try to make this place work for the things i believe in. so i started working on that. what happened over the years, our biggest enemy is time. >> 20% of the members of the house leaving their office. >> they leave their families back home, they don't know each other, when i first came to washington as a staff member for a democrat, i went into the office. my job was to pour the cheap bourbon and light the cigars. they played gin rummy. i've never heard of that before. >> are you suggesting that nancy -- nanc
[laughter] john mccain and joe lieberman. the reason that joe came back -- what a wonderful lady she is. >> have you finished your rounds? >> a have to do that because i do appreciate this opportunity. i came to the congress in 1972 as a young freshman congressman. i served during the reagan years of the house. i was a partisan warrior. the house tends to make you a partisan warrior. everyday you get up and try to figure out how you can beat the enemy. after a while, you say you...
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today on the senate floor, minority leader mitch mcconnell abusing president obama -- accusing president obama of being back on the campaign trail instead of working with lawmakers. have you seen anything to indicate that we are close to a resolution, or even moving in that direction? >> i haven't. it's hard to come to a resolution when one of the parties to that isn't around. the president, as you mentioned, is out on the campaign trail again. >> greta: you're referring to his trip this friday to pennsylvania. >> right. you've got to have presidential leadership to do big things. that's what we need right now. obviously republicans are here, ready to go to work, ready to solve the issue of the fiscal cliff. what the president wants to do, however, is to raise taxes on small businesses, almost a million small businesses who employee 25% of the workforce. that's his proposal. republicans cannot be for that. the president said in his press conference right after the election that his number one priority is jobs and the economy. we agree with that. but if your number one priority is jobs an
today on the senate floor, minority leader mitch mcconnell abusing president obama -- accusing president obama of being back on the campaign trail instead of working with lawmakers. have you seen anything to indicate that we are close to a resolution, or even moving in that direction? >> i haven't. it's hard to come to a resolution when one of the parties to that isn't around. the president, as you mentioned, is out on the campaign trail again. >> greta: you're referring to his trip...
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the white house they called biden the mcconnell whisperer, because he can deal with mcconnell. so that's going to be crucial, and you know, we'll see. will he turn it over, some of it to biden? you can't turn it all over. he's got to lead and define exactly what the democratic party goal is. >> you seem to be putting all the pressure on the president. you've got house republicans who took a very, very adamant stand last time. >> yes, they did, but if you get into the details, which i do in this book, you see that the president overplayed his hand by asking for more revenue. the man -- you know, i think one of the big questions in the coming months is going to be the staff at the white house, who is going to be kind of running the show. lot of the people, democrats and republicans, made the point that there was no one under the president kind of as chief operating officer running the show. he's got to have somebody do that. >> bob, one other thing, though, from our exit polls, though. this country is still very divided. i mean on the issue of even repealing the health care law,
the white house they called biden the mcconnell whisperer, because he can deal with mcconnell. so that's going to be crucial, and you know, we'll see. will he turn it over, some of it to biden? you can't turn it all over. he's got to lead and define exactly what the democratic party goal is. >> you seem to be putting all the pressure on the president. you've got house republicans who took a very, very adamant stand last time. >> yes, they did, but if you get into the details, which...
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before thanksgiving mcconnell mcconnell's blunt message in a private phone call to president obama. only four out of 120 kentucky counties. [ huh ] he was warning obama of the mounting campaign to avert the fiscal cliff backfire because he lost counties in kentucky. >> you didn't win any counties in kentucky so you're a big loser. >> stephanie: the frosty relationship between the two of them. they rarely met or spoke privately since obama moved into the oval office. do you think he knocks on on the door every now and then? come on, mitch don't be like that. [ knocking on the door ] >> he's withholding from me. >> stephanie: is that what the atrium sounds like? >> i'm going back to the galapagos islands. >> stephanie: for christmas to visit family. john fugelsang fridays with fugalsang next on "the stephanie miller show." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: happy friday everybody. friday with sexy liberal and john fugelsang coming right up. speaking of fun. i think of jacki schechner in the current news center. >> sound byte: fun! wow! [ ♪ music ♪ ] that she's
before thanksgiving mcconnell mcconnell's blunt message in a private phone call to president obama. only four out of 120 kentucky counties. [ huh ] he was warning obama of the mounting campaign to avert the fiscal cliff backfire because he lost counties in kentucky. >> you didn't win any counties in kentucky so you're a big loser. >> stephanie: the frosty relationship between the two of them. they rarely met or spoke privately since obama moved into the oval office. do you think he...
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the whole spin was they have to defend 22 seats. obama has no coattails. the republican senate races are a debacle. and again it's the tea party giving away these seats. but you don't really hear much of that. republicans were going to take the senate. not only are they not going to take the senate, they'll lose seats. it is amazing. >> stephanie: eric, gotta hit your other piece before we go into right-wing world. it is amazing. your piece hyping benghazi madness. right wing projects dark fantasies. the benghazi story the g.o.p. noise machine is committing to tell you -- committed to tell about the september 11th terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. captures the obama hatred that they have carried throughout the first term. it is a story they seem desperate to forecast. as you say in the past, it is being used for conservatives to spin thai ugliest fantasies. he's a heartless trader who chose to let americans die at the hands of islamic terrorists. >> it is ugly stuff. obviously fox news is pounding this. they think it hurts obama for the elec
the whole spin was they have to defend 22 seats. obama has no coattails. the republican senate races are a debacle. and again it's the tea party giving away these seats. but you don't really hear much of that. republicans were going to take the senate. not only are they not going to take the senate, they'll lose seats. it is amazing. >> stephanie: eric, gotta hit your other piece before we go into right-wing world. it is amazing. your piece hyping benghazi madness. right wing projects...
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way to go, man. 30-22. eagle quarterback michael vick had to sit out of the game because he's still recovering from a recent concussion. ahead on "starting point," more republican lawmakers breaking with grover norquist on that pledge not to raise taxes. could there be a political backlash? next hear from one senator who signed the pledge, pat toomey of pennsylvania. >> and after a record-breaking holiday shopping weekend, how did retailers fare on cyber monday. the staggering numbers ahead. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically.
way to go, man. 30-22. eagle quarterback michael vick had to sit out of the game because he's still recovering from a recent concussion. ahead on "starting point," more republican lawmakers breaking with grover norquist on that pledge not to raise taxes. could there be a political backlash? next hear from one senator who signed the pledge, pat toomey of pennsylvania. >> and after a record-breaking holiday shopping weekend, how did retailers fare on cyber monday. the staggering...
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>> john mccain and myself we will introduce a resolution asking the majority leader, mitch mcconnell to do a select committee. why do you need one? the state department is under the foreign operations committee foreign relations committee oversight. department of defense is under armed service. if you have three different committees interviewing people separately we won't know what one group will significant sailing. so we should form a committee over department of defense, department of the state and the c.i.a. and ask questions and have a professional approach to this. i think congress would be making a huge mistake, let three committees go off by themselves and not coordinate. >> greta: senator harry reid, his view on a select committee is what? >> i don't know. i don't believe you can get to the truth in a professional way. when you talk to the c.i.a., also you want to talk to the defense, why were these people left hanging for eight hours. the c.i.a., why did you not get ready for an attack people were telling you. state department, god knows how many times did you fail the peop
>> john mccain and myself we will introduce a resolution asking the majority leader, mitch mcconnell to do a select committee. why do you need one? the state department is under the foreign operations committee foreign relations committee oversight. department of defense is under armed service. if you have three different committees interviewing people separately we won't know what one group will significant sailing. so we should form a committee over department of defense, department of...
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in 2008, john mccain and president obama had a similar lunch and you see how that took us. been perhaps the sharpest critic of barack obama since then. so i don't see them as emerging as very close friends. the second point -- >> in modern times, mitt has not returned to washington for a job. so mitt romney went home whereas other presidential losers have gone back to d.c. to go back to work like a mccain. >> i agree, but it doesn't necessarily mean -- i'm not sure the lunch will help the relationship. it seems to have been worse after the election than before in some ways. the other thing is it would be useful for obama if mitt romney had any pull with actual rops. it's not clear to me if mitt romney endorsed the fiscal cliff deal whether that would make any difference with a sorry. republicans don't really care what mitt romney thinks at this point. so i'm not sure if he has any pull that will make a difference after this meeting even if he and barack obama do become allies. >> do you have expectations? >> it may be a case of keep your trends close and your enemies closer
in 2008, john mccain and president obama had a similar lunch and you see how that took us. been perhaps the sharpest critic of barack obama since then. so i don't see them as emerging as very close friends. the second point -- >> in modern times, mitt has not returned to washington for a job. so mitt romney went home whereas other presidential losers have gone back to d.c. to go back to work like a mccain. >> i agree, but it doesn't necessarily mean -- i'm not sure the lunch will...
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you'll die sooner. >> stephanie: what was mitch mcconnell's idea? >> turn poor people into mulch. >> stephanie: that was his idea of modernization. >> or as i like to call them. leafy americans. >> stephanie: somebody said they think his solution involves greens. >> in some fashion. >> not far off. >> stephanie: jeanie in ohio, you're on with hal. >> caller: hi, everybody. happy thanksgiving. i wanted to say one thing first and then another. we should name the turkeys that president obama is going to pardon karl rove and reince priebus. >> i would like to see them prosecuted first. >> caller: also, i wanted to -- what exactly do the republicans mean when they talk about social security, cutting it. what exactly do they mean? benefits or you know, highering the age. i don't understand what they mean. >> that's exactly it though. quite frankly it usually means nothing. it is a bone they throw. >> stephanie: it is not a crisis a. >> i know that. >> it is a great thing to run on and to fearmonger on. here's the thing. they're not running on it right now
you'll die sooner. >> stephanie: what was mitch mcconnell's idea? >> turn poor people into mulch. >> stephanie: that was his idea of modernization. >> or as i like to call them. leafy americans. >> stephanie: somebody said they think his solution involves greens. >> in some fashion. >> not far off. >> stephanie: jeanie in ohio, you're on with hal. >> caller: hi, everybody. happy thanksgiving. i wanted to say one thing first and then another....
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that senate democrat was president obama. i don't often agree with president obama on matters of policy and the issue he was referring to here was different than this one, but the principle he expressed in defending his position then is one that i believe in wholeheartedly. let me sum it up this way. for the sake of this institution and the future of the country, i implore members on both sides to oppose this naked power grab strenuously and loudly. it may be the most important thing you ever do. because the debates of the moment are passing but the senate must endure. and nothing less is at stake. mr. president, i yield the floor. >> republican leader, absolutely true, i follow the golden rule and it is very clear what has happened during this congress we can go over all the numbers and really project what happened about the hundreds and hundreds of times we have been forced to file cloture on relatively meaningless things my friend the republican leader thinks changing rules can make the senate more efficient as an assault
that senate democrat was president obama. i don't often agree with president obama on matters of policy and the issue he was referring to here was different than this one, but the principle he expressed in defending his position then is one that i believe in wholeheartedly. let me sum it up this way. for the sake of this institution and the future of the country, i implore members on both sides to oppose this naked power grab strenuously and loudly. it may be the most important thing you ever...
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welcome back. 5:22. christine romans is minding our business this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everybody. u.s. stock futures are up right now. we've got key reports today on durable goods orders, home prices, consumer confidence. there will be a big focus this week on the american economy and how it's healing. european markets are higher this morning after officials agreed on bailout terms for greece late last night. and new this morning a warning on the fiscal cliff, and a downgrade on expectations for u.s. economic growth. the oecd says it expects the u.s. economy to grow at a rate of 2.2% this year. that's lower than previously expected. and on fiscal cliff negotiations, this is what the oecd said, quote, decisive policy action is needed to ensure that stalemate over fiscal policy in the united states and continuing euro area instability do not plunge the world back into recession. and, here in sandyland, many people have been in the dark for days. some for weeks, after superstorm sandy. and some
welcome back. 5:22. christine romans is minding our business this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everybody. u.s. stock futures are up right now. we've got key reports today on durable goods orders, home prices, consumer confidence. there will be a big focus this week on the american economy and how it's healing. european markets are higher this morning after officials agreed on bailout terms for greece late last night. and new this morning a warning on the fiscal cliff, and a downgrade...
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it was who was pro-obama and who was pro-romney. romney got less votes than mccain got. most people said in respect of the negative ads, i like the vision of president obama. that's why he won eight of nine swing states. it's why the middle went for him. the idea of money influence, yeah, it's important, but at the end of the day, we have one vote. that one vote was loud for the president. >> here is my question to you. this is something i think about a lot. let's imagine mitt romney and barack obama both run and they each run, they have $10 million. just $10 million. are they running the same race, each of them, $10 million versus $10 million as they each run with $100 billion or $1 billion. as the money goes up, are we finding the same e quill librium or is there something that is changing the dynamics of the politics as we climb up. >> as you have more money, you are allowed to be more dynamic on the issues. at one point, it's about wall street, this and that. then it became about women's issues, immigration reform, infrastructure with fema and let's be blunt, at the
it was who was pro-obama and who was pro-romney. romney got less votes than mccain got. most people said in respect of the negative ads, i like the vision of president obama. that's why he won eight of nine swing states. it's why the middle went for him. the idea of money influence, yeah, it's important, but at the end of the day, we have one vote. that one vote was loud for the president. >> here is my question to you. this is something i think about a lot. let's imagine mitt romney and...
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>> it was three points for obama and mccain in 2008. also, the economic interests are different. in ohio the auto bailout is clearly an issue that hurt mitt romney. in pennsylvania, big economic issues are coal and shale natural gas. on those issues mitt romney has been running an effective ad on coal. mccain did pretty well in but depressed turnout. i expect it to be higher. also there is a clearly a trend toward romney in affluent suburbs, outside philadelphia are unlikely to give the barack obama the margin like he did four years ago. >> megyn: i have to ask you about ohio. there has been only one poll, rasmussen poll that showed romney leading there and others show him behind? >> i'm not sure how confident i am. when you are making predictions in close states. you can't be confident to be correct. i said in my article i'm fully i may be wrong in some states. that is where enthusiasm can make a difference. we know that rom is not well as running as well with white non-college voters. but there is something we saw on fox news as election returns were coming in and that is incre
>> it was three points for obama and mccain in 2008. also, the economic interests are different. in ohio the auto bailout is clearly an issue that hurt mitt romney. in pennsylvania, big economic issues are coal and shale natural gas. on those issues mitt romney has been running an effective ad on coal. mccain did pretty well in but depressed turnout. i expect it to be higher. also there is a clearly a trend toward romney in affluent suburbs, outside philadelphia are unlikely to give the...
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we haven't heard a word from mitch mcconnell about his number one goal to replace obama. >> stephanie: epic fail. no lettuce for you. water changed in your terrarium. >> i'm going back to the galapagos islands. >> stephanie: all right. that's it for us. we'll see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller show." ñ 1cccm01434
we haven't heard a word from mitch mcconnell about his number one goal to replace obama. >> stephanie: epic fail. no lettuce for you. water changed in your terrarium. >> i'm going back to the galapagos islands. >> stephanie: all right. that's it for us. we'll see you tomorrow on "the stephanie miller show." ñ1cccm01434
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but starting with john mccain in 2008, i'm not suggesting john mccain was a racist, but john mccain had no association with black people whatsoever. pretty much like mitt romney this year. i know they always find some black people to trot out and say yes, this is somebody i know, but the fact of the matter is if you look at his career, you look at the aids that he had when he was a senator, all of the things in terms of his history and john mccain's family comes from mississippi, he had no association with black people whatsoever. when john mccain ran for the presidency in 2008, black people were not even on his radar. after president obama got elected, there was a belief -- and i would a not necessarily true belief among republicans that african- american voters -- it was basically off-limits, not possible to appeal to african- americans. that was a mistake. i believe that the rise of a lot of publicly expressed racist sentiments and the attitudes that go with them came from the fact that a lot of republicans all of a sudden decided that black people were off limits, so we do not have
but starting with john mccain in 2008, i'm not suggesting john mccain was a racist, but john mccain had no association with black people whatsoever. pretty much like mitt romney this year. i know they always find some black people to trot out and say yes, this is somebody i know, but the fact of the matter is if you look at his career, you look at the aids that he had when he was a senator, all of the things in terms of his history and john mccain's family comes from mississippi, he had no...
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how do we help these guys get out of this kind of catch-22? >> i'll just really quickly, the entire ecosystem, the investment, increase investment in r&d and a special evaluation to allow folks not have to pay for things out of their core pocket. other sectors are really adept at advocating for more r&d dollars for the sectors. this is when two sectors were almost is like people lobbied against it. it's very odd when you think about these. the second thing is -- >> when you see people sometimes -- would you say more and more of what you have in mind? >> sure. [laughter] sure. two things. one is, administration put forward a proposal for an arbor for education. one of its meant to do break the r&d and education learning in science technology space, its meant to be a corollary to darpa for department of defense. anyone in the same thing about darpa knows it does the work in the commercial sector realizes the vast majority of valley on the internet, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. let me just put it this way. i have yet to be clear that the prop
how do we help these guys get out of this kind of catch-22? >> i'll just really quickly, the entire ecosystem, the investment, increase investment in r&d and a special evaluation to allow folks not have to pay for things out of their core pocket. other sectors are really adept at advocating for more r&d dollars for the sectors. this is when two sectors were almost is like people lobbied against it. it's very odd when you think about these. the second thing is -- >> when you...
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mitch mcconnell it's for you! >> stephanie: yesterday he said the voters have not endorsed the failures of the first term. >> they kind of like what he was doing. >> stephanie: they've given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do together with a balanced congress. >> stephanie: the one you've been so helpful with. the way you've been so helpful and bipartisan all along? oh really? whatever. get back in your terrarium. let's go to -- >> he's just upset he didn't get control of the senate. >> stephanie: yeah, i know. michael in sarasota, you're on "the stephanie miller show." hi michael. >> caller: how are you, my love? >> stephanie: i'm fine. >> caller: you and your merry band of elves have made my absolute life just a joy! >> stephanie: oh, thank you, honey. >> caller: darling, the french -- i have a story about your dad but before i get to that -- >> stephanie: what? >> caller: hang on a moment. the french may have given us that beautiful lady in new york harbor with that gorgeous torch beaming acro
mitch mcconnell it's for you! >> stephanie: yesterday he said the voters have not endorsed the failures of the first term. >> they kind of like what he was doing. >> stephanie: they've given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do together with a balanced congress. >> stephanie: the one you've been so helpful with. the way you've been so helpful and bipartisan all along? oh really? whatever. get back in your terrarium. let's go to -- >> he's just upset...
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decisions since -- i think it's since the war in court, that that is a steady increase of 12 #% to 22% whereas the number of dissents actually remained stable over that time. i think that about 18%. do you think those are good metrics for the court? how would you like to see more cohesion among the court or have you come to a somewhat different view of those things? >> no, i mean, the first thing you need to do is get a good sense of the statistics because i think most of the cases people who follow the court in a serious way, the -- you think about are the sharply divided 5-4 cases that get a lot of political attention. most of our cases are unanimous. this past year, i think, it's 44%. that's gone pretty much around that same number. if you take cases that were 7-2, 8-1, or 9-0, that's two-thirds of the cases. in other words, we come to a fairly broad agreement on two-thirds of our cases, and even the 5-4 ones are not always as controversial as you might think. among the 5-had 4* -- 5-4 decisions we had last year is asking when you overstate the basis on a sale of the capital asset t
decisions since -- i think it's since the war in court, that that is a steady increase of 12 #% to 22% whereas the number of dissents actually remained stable over that time. i think that about 18%. do you think those are good metrics for the court? how would you like to see more cohesion among the court or have you come to a somewhat different view of those things? >> no, i mean, the first thing you need to do is get a good sense of the statistics because i think most of the cases people...
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mccain: mr. president, i would like to express my appreciation for senator lieberman and senator collins' hard work on this. we have had some disagreements. i still believe that if we could have, say, five amendments that could be voted on and debated, i think we could move forward with this bill. i really believe that. and i would like to see if possibly even after -- right after this vote if we could reach some agreement between the leaders and ourselves that we could say that there would be five pending amendments and perhaps we could go ahead and debate and vote on those. i, again, think we have some very significant differences, but i -- the fact that the chairman and the two cochair -- whatever the hell they call themselves -- have worked incredibly hard on this issue, and they deserve debate, and i hope that they would understand that we are seeking, like, five amendments. mr. lieberman: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that just in the remaining time, i really appreciate what my fri
mccain: mr. president, i would like to express my appreciation for senator lieberman and senator collins' hard work on this. we have had some disagreements. i still believe that if we could have, say, five amendments that could be voted on and debated, i think we could move forward with this bill. i really believe that. and i would like to see if possibly even after -- right after this vote if we could reach some agreement between the leaders and ourselves that we could say that there would be...
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d 22 and 78 for nixon. i think the republicans face challenges but not do. >> three questions from this side of the room. >> henry, let us know a couple of potential republican leaders have to give that richard nixon speech honestly and sincerely. did the early voting in states like virginia, florida, and so on, lead to a big obama ainge that helped put him over the top? >> there is a question right here. >> the republican party is a part of people who would like to keep their wealth, and white mnales. it is a demographic that is not expanding. since it the only possibility is voter suppression. like the only possibility is voter suppression. >> norm, and anyone else, you addressed senate relationships. harry reid said before the election that at mitt romney 1 won, they would not be able to work together. after the election, he said i need do that. then he is talking about going nuclear attacking with the filibuster. to me that suggests we get the lokke -- we get grdlocked if we go there. >> chris christie.
d 22 and 78 for nixon. i think the republicans face challenges but not do. >> three questions from this side of the room. >> henry, let us know a couple of potential republican leaders have to give that richard nixon speech honestly and sincerely. did the early voting in states like virginia, florida, and so on, lead to a big obama ainge that helped put him over the top? >> there is a question right here. >> the republican party is a part of people who would like to keep...
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obama says: "if senator mccain and senator graham, and somebody, they should go aater me. 14:04:07 to besmirch er reputation go after me. 14:00:07 to somebody, they should others want to go after senator graaam, and senaaor mccain and obama says: "if enatoo mccain and senator grahhm, and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. 14:04:07 to besmirch her reputation is outtageous." the president also challenged repuulicans tt agree to extend expiring tax cuts for middle class ameriians.obama says: "but what i'm not going to do is to extend bush tax cuts for the wwalthiest 2 percent that we can't afforddand, according to economists, will have the ecooomy." congress has until the nd of the yyar to come up with a deficit reductioo laanto avoid across the board tax hikes and referred to as the 'fiscal cllff.'obamm says: "so, i want a bg deal. i want aacomprehenssve deal." boswell says: ""resident obama is scheduled to meet with house and seeate leaders friday to beggn the negotations for yeeteeday we told you about some online petitions in the wake of the presidential elect
obama says: "if senator mccain and senator graham, and somebody, they should go aater me. 14:04:07 to besmirch er reputation go after me. 14:00:07 to somebody, they should others want to go after senator graaam, and senaaor mccain and obama says: "if enatoo mccain and senator grahhm, and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. 14:04:07 to besmirch her reputation is outtageous." the president also challenged repuulicans tt agree to extend expiring tax cuts for...
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by the time he was 22, 18 of those 22 teammates were dead. two were in prison. one they didn't know what happened to him, and he was the only one who had graduated from college. and ronnie's the first to tell you, and i talked to him recently, that for him he had, he had someone who invested in him and believed in him and made him feel like his love of poetry wasn't weird. and that changed his life trajectory. and so i try to share stories like ronnie and jamie and donald and others. all diverse, all coming from are different walks of life. because, you know what? that's the american story. those are the american stories that are out there that don't have anything to do with the no child left behind or the chicago teachers' strike. but it has everything to do with those things, because that's the soul of the issue. if we're going to change the life trajectory of these children, we need to respect their need to be met where they are and to get what they need. and we also need to make sure that all of those adult interests that pre dominate, they need to be front
by the time he was 22, 18 of those 22 teammates were dead. two were in prison. one they didn't know what happened to him, and he was the only one who had graduated from college. and ronnie's the first to tell you, and i talked to him recently, that for him he had, he had someone who invested in him and believed in him and made him feel like his love of poetry wasn't weird. and that changed his life trajectory. and so i try to share stories like ronnie and jamie and donald and others. all...
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in fact, i think of for 22 months. no one is coming for you think you had to cut the program i'm responsible for. people come in and say they care about this class. i said we have a new programs responsible for that cause no? so is your program better? absolutely. which one should i get rid of? none. nobody comes in and says get rid of anything. so ask what tax should increase of florida families, especially her family, which tax? no, no, no, i don't want taxes. government has a natural inertia tours is so gross. her cramps become larger and more and sustainable till eventually the services they once offered are hollow promises to be fulfilled on the backs of future generations. more promises lead to more spending. i'm not sure there's even an off switch to the printing machine of running in washington, which as you know we can't do at the state level. our national debt is impossible to fathom, much less sustained. the worst part is children and grandchildren will be left paying the bills. while promises seem to float
in fact, i think of for 22 months. no one is coming for you think you had to cut the program i'm responsible for. people come in and say they care about this class. i said we have a new programs responsible for that cause no? so is your program better? absolutely. which one should i get rid of? none. nobody comes in and says get rid of anything. so ask what tax should increase of florida families, especially her family, which tax? no, no, no, i don't want taxes. government has a natural inertia...
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the amount is 22% higher than it was last year this time. stuart varney, do the numbers now. >> reporter: you can't wrap your arms around it to understand $1 trillion. the debt is going up very, very rapidly. we are spending a lot more than we are taking in in tax revenues. here is a number for you. in the last 70 days our national debt has gone up by a quarter trillion dollars. 70 days. as you said, we are on track for a straight year, a trillion dollar plus deficit eac each and every year. bill: in two months and 10 days we went una quarter trillion dollars. >> reporter: how can you get to grips that and understand a number so enormous in such a short period of time and how do you get it under control? bill: tim geithner the treasury secretary is quote as saying this in the "washington post." when you take a cold hard look at the amount of resources you can raise through the top 2% of americans you will finds yourself disapointed relative to the magnitude of the revenue increases that we need. >> reporter: that means you can't just limit d
the amount is 22% higher than it was last year this time. stuart varney, do the numbers now. >> reporter: you can't wrap your arms around it to understand $1 trillion. the debt is going up very, very rapidly. we are spending a lot more than we are taking in in tax revenues. here is a number for you. in the last 70 days our national debt has gone up by a quarter trillion dollars. 70 days. as you said, we are on track for a straight year, a trillion dollar plus deficit eac each and every...